I’ve been channeling my inner Candace Owens as I prepare for THREE court appearances next week to address three separate, but connected, temporary orders of protection. For obvious reasons I won’t be discussing what I’m up against before the court dates because that would be inadvisable. Instead, I’m going to celebrate the failure of actress, Blake Lively, and her attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni in order to take everything she could from him, including his moment in the spotlight for the premier of his movie, which was at the center of this contrived scandal.
Speaking of failure, the ability of the LifeGuard Group, run by Missoula County Sheriff Chaplain, Lowell Hochhlater, to operate Montana’s “anti-trafficking” hotline just got taken away from them and given to some Virginia-based boss girls, Kristi and Brittany, who are making big headlines with their Safe House Project. Hilarious.
Attorney General Austin Knudsen today relaunched Montana’s existing human trafficking hotline and announced the state will be utilizing a new application and website that will allow Montanans to report suspected human trafficking online. The new reporting platform – Simply Report – will make it easier for the public to report suspected cases and improve law enforcement response times following reports.
Simply Report was developed and is run by Safe House Project, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to combatting human trafficking. In addition to calling the hotline number at 1-833-406-STOP, Montanans can now report human trafficking on simplyreport.com or by downloading the Simply Report mobile application. The application is free and can be downloaded in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Is the Safe House Project sus af? Of course it is. Established in 2017 just a few hours away from the CIA headquarters in Virginia, the Safe House Project has been profiled by Forbes, platformed by Fox News, and partners with United Way. Hmmm.
Here’s some context from the Forbes effort to promote this organization:
Currently, Safe House Project is working to strengthen its internal technology systems to create more effective and efficient processes for supporting survivors of trafficking. “We believe that by developing a comprehensive trafficking response network, we can help survivors navigate the complex landscape of service provision to break cycles of victimization and provide pathways for healing,” Dunn explains. This HIPAA-compliant technology platform has the potential to revolutionize the anti-trafficking field with critical data to prosecute traffickers, protect survivors, and prevent trafficking.
Brittany Dunn’s work with Safe House Project and her involvement with Forbes Nonprofit Council highlight her dedication to eradicating human trafficking and supporting survivors. Her thought leadership and strategic initiatives continue to make a profound impact, ensuring that survivors receive the care and support they need to heal and thrive.
And here is Fox News highlighting The Safe House Project’s role in a massive, multi-state anti-trafficking operation called Operation Coast to Coast:
A national nonprofit organization, the Safe House Project, is also involved in the operation to make sure victims get the help and resources they need. The CEO and founder, Kristi Wells says it served over 1,500 human trafficking victims last year, and it is on track to serve more than 3,000 victims this year.
“We help survivors as they are looking to exit their trafficking situation, and we help make sure that, in those 10 seconds of insane courage, when they look to escape, that they have the resources that they need to receive all of the care and support to rebuild a life,” Wells said.
It’s amazing what one can accomplish when coordinating with Federal authorities. No wonder financial institutions, like the Langley Federal Credit Union, are eager to give $10,000 dollar donations.
When I saw that Montana’s Attorney General made this anti-trafficking move, I quickly claimed this as a victory on X, since I had criticized the status quo joke of the former “Anti-Trafficking Hotline” two years ago, but after my brief look at The Safe House Project, that claim of victory now feels hollow.
You can’t talk about human trafficking without acknowledging the obvious overlap with drug trafficking, so to wrap up today’s post I’d like to offer two images of pigeon nests made with drug syringes. To help readers sharpen their discernment abilities, I’ll provide my professional opinion, as a former homeless service provider, on which one I think is real.
While it’s entirely possible both images are real, the second one was “shared” by Vancouver police in 2017, while the first, more recent image, appears more organically observed in the wild. Knowing how extremely reticent law enforcement is with sharing information (more next week), the second image doesn’t pass my smell test.
Next week I’ll be writing more on the Buckhouse bridge urban camp cleanup, including a few more images of how foul and toxic this spot had become, in addition to some incontrovertible evidence of bike theft that I found, and took with me, for educational purposes, so stay tuned as I keep writing despite new efforts to shut me down.
And, as always, thanks for reading!
